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Twitter Fined $150 Million for Misuse of 2FA User Data

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But instead of using this information for the sole purpose of improving security, Twitter profited by allowing advertisers to use this data to target individuals. This action violated a 2011 FTC order that prohibited the social media site from misrepresenting its privacy and security practices. FTC Chair Lina M.

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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Security Affairs

“On June 28, last year, a suspicious behavior was detected and investigated on a terminal in our company, and as a result of unauthorized access by a third party, data was transmitted to the outside,” reads a data breach notification published by the company. An attempted attack requires user authentication.”

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Iran-linked APT35 accidentally exposed 40 GB associated with their operations

Security Affairs

Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35 , Phosphorus , Newscaster , and Ajax Security Team) made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media. continues IBM.

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Key aerospace player Safran Group leaks sensitive data

Security Affairs

The leak also included the JWT secret key, another type of token, which is usually used for authentication. As reported in 2011, the company fell victim to two cyberattacks, which are suspected to be part of an espionage attempt. Knowing them, a threat actor could be able to hijack the session and therefore the account.

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Chicago students lose data to ransomware attackers

Malwarebytes

Breaching education. Around 490,000 students and 56,000 employees found their data breached by those responsible for the ransomware. The data accessed by criminals, stretching from 2015 to 2019, included a variety of information potentially including: Name School CPS email Employee ID number Battelle for Kids username.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Vamosi: At Black Hat USA 2011, hacker Jay Radcliffe demonstrated before a live audience how he could hack his own personal insulin pump.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Vamosi: At Black Hat USA 2011, hacker Jay Radcliffe demonstrated before a live audience how he could hack his own personal insulin pump.